Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 5, 1874, Page 6

6 WASHINGTON. Oivil-Service Reform Vanquishes tho Doughty Sim- mons, President Grant Will Endure No Trifling with His Order, Nr. Poland Said to Be Unfavor- able ‘to the Garland Government. Prospect of a Revival of the Terrible Louisiana Question. The Government Printing-Ofilce Al- together Untrustworthy. The Condition of Washington Pavements -~- Lieut, Hozxie’s Report. Spinnor’s Report Properly Abridged by Seerctary Bristow, . The Treasury Investigation of the Dutl. able Value of Cast Stoel. THE CIVIL SERVICE, ‘THE REGULATIONS FOR NOSTON, Special Dispateh to Lhe Chicana Tribune, Wasuixator, D. C., Dee, 4.—Tho clvit-sor- vlao regulations for Boston wore to-day printed atthe Trossury Departmont, and will bo Imme- diately promulgated. ‘Tho republication will re- anit in tho defeut of some of tho plans of tho Collector of Bopton, Simmons, over sinco the Prosident extended tho civil-nervico system to Boatan by un Executive order last summer, has epdoavored to fll all yacancios which have oc- curred in tho expectation that tho positions ho would appoint wonld eyrde the clvil-sorvico ox- amination, and tnt the system would not bo considerad in forvo until the ruloa wero isaned. ‘This has boon especially truo as to some of the most lucrative positions within his appointment, Simmons, for somo time, lias bean aeoking to havo his course approved, but WITHOUT SUCCESS, Tho rules whisk hava just beon completad show that tho civil-servico aystom is ta be considorad a linsving beon in operation in Boston from tho dato of the President's ordor extending the rules to that city. Tho rulos contain tho following language: ‘Applleatfons fled previous ta the adoption of thess regulattaus must be ‘Taviewad ar perfected in accord- Buco herewith to cutitla them to consideration, —Ap- rtieations are to he made in writing, aud, ae cach ease fo ue texted upon ite merits, personal fmportunity will havo no weight, So Simmons is defeated, ‘Tho delay in tho uublication of the rules hea Leen occasioned by ho absonce of Dorman B. Eaton, Chief of tho Civil-Servica, from tho city. Tho rnlug are mora strict than any rules which hava boen published, god it js tho Yntention of tho Commissioner to make Boston the model civil-servica city in the Union. <= LOUISIANA AND, ARKANSAS. A ORISIG RAPIDLY ATPROACUING IN LOUISIANA AVEAIRS, Special Disvateh to Tha Chicano Trioune, Wasurxatoy, D. 0,, Dec. 4.—A orlsis in Lou- isiana affaira eccws to bo rapidly approaching. The supportera of the Kellogg Govarnment, tho most promiuont of whom aro hero, aro of tho * opinion that that Government must be afirma- tively recognized by Congroas within tho noxt mouth, or that MeLnery will have os- tablished himuolf in the State-House penca- ably ar by another revolution, Tho Louisious Legislature, which haa o- como Democratic, assembles on Jan. 4 noxt. It is given out here that tho programmo of that Logislaturo is, if thesituation of tho Kellogg Qoveromont before Congress remaing un changed, to impeach Kellogg, Governor, and Antoine, Lioutonant-Governor, and to tako con- trol of the Stato, Tho Louutinun cavo fret comes up in the Senate, whore the question of tha ADMISELON OF P. BB. PINCHISOK a3 Senator iy to badetermined. ‘Thin question involves tho validity of diferent roturny, - which havo been a toxt for such oxtended debates, ‘he Mouse has already entablished a pracedent for tho recognilion of tho Kellogg Government hy seatiug three Congrousmon olevted at the namo election with Kellogg. Tho position of the President upon this question reiwmsing un- changed, and has been entirely consistent. He recognized the Kollogr Government ag the do- facto Govornment, pending the determination of the legality of tho election by Congroes, Ifo twice urged Congress to dofinitoly decide the queation, but Congress hag declinod to_take any final action. Tho locality of the MoEnery rzturns, which wero so groat's myatery pending the investigation of Louisiaua in the Sonate, bas rocontly been diecovered, ‘hoy aro known to be concealed in 9 aafa in Baltimore. ‘THE ANKANSAS COMPLIOATION, Aconsiderable numbor of tho followors of Brooks, of Arkansas, have alrondy arrived hore to advocate before Congresy tho olaims of Smith Goveramont. It the now Heeme probeblo that tho Poland Committeo wilt not report before tho Iawt of noxt week or ently on the preceding week, and will consider tho draft of tho report which has bean compiered, As but fow of tho mem- ors of the Commiittea have been in attendance upon tho eessions of the Committeo, thera is no certainty that they will be ablo to coma to en immediate agropmont. It is utated that tho ro- ore Ww Judgo Poland has drawn supporte tho Jonstitution of 1868 na against that of 1u74, and oppozes the Garland Govornmont, DURELL PXPLAINS, New Yonr, Dee, 4.—Judge Duroll, who is now in this city, was Interviewed by a Tribune ro- porter, by whom ho is represented ns saying that ho in a victim to party exigouey; that the head and front of his offending is his literal constrne- tion of the Enforcoment act,—a bad law, known to him as such,—paeaed by a Ropblican Con- gress Hooking to perpotunto tho Itepublican party, but which he found on tho statute bool, and which was executed impartially, Ife gavein dotail hia objection to tho law, which ia a8 strong as its worst onemy could desire, ant snid that, whon ita wnpopniarity and inespedicney ha beon oxposed, ho was douorted by thoso who paseed it, and was by thom accnged of having overstopped his anthority. A dispatch to tho Naw York Herat ways that Walkor Fearn, who haw been appointed Fudgn Duroll’s successor, in a rolative ie matriaga of tho Prosident's, —— THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING, THE OLFICS MANAGEMENT TO BE REVIEWED, Speciat Dirputeh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuinorax, D, C,, Voc. 4.—Another raid will bo attomptod upon the Printing-Ollice this winter, and the 12 quarrel botweon the House and Sonata s+ tu the contract of the Public Printer is Ukely to be renewed, ‘Thore hag been mitich dissatlefection expressed by Cabinot oflt- cori at tho loneenens with which Govermnont secrets havo been recently guarded, ‘To-day tho Chronicle gives oxpreselon to this feoliag in thouo words: It how beon tho custom for tho reporta of tho heads ofdopartments to bo prepared wud furulshed, eon fidentially to the Table Priuter to be printed for more convenient usc, befora; submitting them to tho frest= dent for tranwmission’ to Congrean, ut, under tia present management of aifulys at this omed, these ree ports arocither road ani utolen by, or furnished to, jeaple wiiling to pay for tha euino, Bo grivvaut and annoying has become the complalut that sev eral Cubluct offcors laye docided to retain thelr = ae . THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1874---TWELVE PAGES. reports horeattor in manuscript until thoy nro ready for presoutation to the public, and to make the goneral distribution and furnishing of tho copy to tho Pubila Priutor st tho sanse time, ‘ho Prenfident ta competed to keep lia meseaga in manuscript for tho name cause, Hehehe tmposinie to triet 1 to hts alice. betore Ita general delivery to Congress. It ia wnderatood that an ollicint wtatemend will ba mado to the Ohatrman of the Joint Printing Committao of Congresa concerning the inauagemont of tila oftcs in this partiontar, Saeengeles , LIEUT, HOXIE'S REPORT, TI PAVEMENT QUESTION, Special Dispatch to The Chicano’ Tribune, Wastunatoy, D, G., Doo, 4.~Liout, Hoxis, the Englnoor of tho District Commisatonors, hoa submitted his roport, io discusses at groat Jongth tho pavement quostion, which was so prominent 4 foatura in tho District Investigntion, nad concludes: “Whoro tho stracta aro aub- Jocted to littlo wear from honayy travel tho pavo- mont of tho oarringaway bas boon constructed of bituminous conorate, wood, and maeadam, ands theso roada approach tho boundary of the city, and merge into the county roads, tho various patont payoment gavo placo to gravel, Tho convroto are of various charnctera and com- positions, Soma of those constitute an excollont == pavamont, and == others = nro worthicgs, ‘Iho ropnir of tho — Istter will involyo a considerable outlay, but. the for- mer, with such fmprovemonts an have been sng- gosted by oxperlouce, will havo solved tho problem of pavements, for localitios at least which dispanse with blocks, and require SOMETIING MORE SUNSTANTIAN than gravol or misendam. — Ib is to be regretted that 4o larg¢ a portion of tha pavement of tha carringoways is of wood, the life of which tu this District ts vory short, Qulews oma provontivo measures bo taken, moro than n million squava yards will bave ta be raptaocd within » fow yoars, and the process of: ropair by which thia is dono gradually, is. a very axpanaive one, Ad far as theso repairs havo boon made this year, thoy indivate that tho deeny of tho wood 13 miainly from tho surfaces.” Hoxio is opposed to the contract system for public improvemonts. He anys tho working of the contract system lias beon pretty thoroughly teated in the improve- aente of to Capitol, and, {in tho Ught af pres- ent experience, it dos not hapear to advantage, When contracts aro advertised to bo let. to tho Jowout bidder, it 18 DIFFICULT TO DINCRIMINATE in favor of responsible parties, aud the work is liablo to fall into hands of contractors who de- pend ypon slighting their work to make good tho Joss on their bid, In such cnses tho ul ficloncy of their xecuritios is not adequate pro- tection to the District, Whatover may bo re- soryad from thom by tho slow process of Jaw annnot make good the Joss of timo ani the in- direct injuries austained. For all work undor contract it fa neccexary to maintain a foren com~ netont to nadume tho dirootion aud contra) of all of the work. ‘TO PROTROT THE DISTNICT from the consoqnences of fraud and {ncompo- tenco, and to keop auch acotwate account of tho work ag may sorve as the basis of mouthly esti- pate and settlenent with the contractors. ‘tho cost of sucha forco is hardly legs than would suflico for another competont to undertake tho uupervision of tho work and ite anfa completion, withont tho intoryention of the contractor, with- -aut the margin for profits, and WITH CQUPARATIVE DUAUNITY for the chances of bad work, If in several, ma terial only were furnished undor contract, and labor and supervision organized with a diatribn- tion of responsibility, he believes the work could be done in tho District of Columbia morechoaply, and cerlainly hotter, than tha avorago of tho provent contract work, —-— THE STEEL-TRADE, REPORT OF AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION BY THE TAEASUBY DEPARTMENT RELATIVE TO THE FOREIGN MARKET PRION AND DUTABLE VALUE OF OASI-ATEEL IMPORTED INTO TUL UNITED STATES Ynoxt EUROPE, Speetul Diepatch to The Chteago Tribune, Wasutxuton, D. C., Deo, 2.—Gen, 1, A. Star- ring, of Chicago, Special Agout af tho United Statos Treasury for Europo, waa recontly in- structed to visit the stoal districts in England, and to nacortain, if pogsible, “tho true markat prices of stool and mavufacturos of steel and iron,” the causa of the divorsion of this trada from New York to Boston, and the foraigu markot prices and quotations forcertain deacrip- tions of cast-stoel. POINTS OY INQUInY. Tn his loiter of instruotions Ins attention was diverted to the following points of inquiry: Hirat—Are tho recent ailvances jn the open market price of iron andetecl, and manufactures thereof, Pepreseuted fn tho pricdiuvuleed whes exported 19 Auteriea 4 ‘Second—Aro spectnt prices mnilo for America? Fhint—Aro thoso wpecial prices proporly to ke {aken as tho issis of duty 2 Hourth—Has the open market price at Shofileld for cast-stecl during a year past bee quoted at G0y, and at 83 for a long tive provionsly ? #ifti—Would a cash purchasor obtain # greater dis- count than from 23 10 6 por cent from the morkut price ut Sloiiold 2 Sixtk—Should tho imparting agents be allawed to ass cant stoel at 48s to Hila an tho oxtremo prices? Seventh—Whut Js the correct dutlable yale of cast steel exported from SheMelit to tho United States ? Highth—What is the forcigu market yaluo of im- ported cast steel? Ninth—What wre the prices of fron anil stee), and minnfietures thereof, in other parts of England 7 Venth—What is tla causo of tho divorsion of tho atecl import trade, by which nearly ail imports have for cone mouths past heen onterad at Bostan, to Le after antry shipped constwisa to Now Yori, Phhadel- pbfa, und olsewhere ? Gen.Starring, acting undor theso instructions, has prepared a very elaborate and valuablo re- port, which not only answers the apecitlo in quirles of hia instructions, but is a useful con- tribution to the Jiteyaturo of tho * stool contro- yorsy" ‘and of tho steel trads. ‘Tho roport, which comprises about 100 printed pages, hag been recoived by tho Tronaury Department. Gen, Starring summarizes tho results of bis inquiries in the following recapitulation REVAPITULATION, ‘This roport may be brietly reeapltulated au follows: I, ‘Tho utoel coutrovoray Naw arisen in reapact of Liu ortations into {uo United Statea of what fg know as Beat exst ateel, whlel tuauufactutred at, and oxport= ad Trom, Sheliteld, 2, Whe recent advances in quotations and raw mne torfal ave only been, partlatiy reprosented tn, invaica prices to tho United states, owing to the fuct that tho manufacturers have been’ muking thelr steel fron Awedish and oller iron in stock and ntore, or contract- ed for bofore tho rlug fn prices, and hayo given their customers tho benoit, shnply Lecausa they could not reallze the highor quotatlous, ‘3, Tho best euat Gtecl muntifactured in SheMeld for the United Atatea market 18 modo specially for that amurket, nt spcelnl prices, and is ditterent in both quality'aud value from that gold tn Europe, although fu somo .caces bearing tho wmno dosiguations, It fa shippod by special manufacturers, whos prices vury from other firms, 4, Tho deslquationa of various firms aro eometimes Identical, bit the quality aud consequently the prico ditter, owing to variation in mode of muntifacture nnd Snimaterinls used, An wu goueral rule, each manufic- turer adopts a number of desiguatious as his own, but this woutd bo a9 proof of tho quality, 8, Ono dleslgnation of steel of 5 peculiar man fackurer oftea meludes soveral quolitica at wide! varying prices, depending upon the trong aud intx- which eat bondapted in tho manufacture to the prleo to bo realizud. 4, Steel precisely of tho samo quality, ag well a9 designation, is sold to diferent persons ‘at dliforont pricey, according to the quantity taken, the desirabil. Hy of the sale, and the comparative shrowdnees. of Dilyer and seller, ‘The sales in Sheol aro at higher rates than to tho Unlted States, bucanse tho former uve amall and treated av retuil wales, while the latter are amoatly wholeaute transactions, 7, No market price of eat stoel can bo estabttahed feos quotations, whieh aro at much higher rates than netually paid, nor from actual gales, which nro us varl- able nu the dewignations und the wiuts of tho murkets to which tho goods aro old. 8, Tho appraigement of any given har of steot toa mire matter of guesswork, because stoct of diferent qualities boar at undisthiguishable reseinbluneo, the tmanifacturars thomaelvex being mablo to tell tho valus of thelr own steel if tho marks ure removed, autt if they aye uunble to refer to tho prices of tho materluls wed dn ita munufactir, 9, Phe discount deducted from consignmonts of steel to the United States hy the principal Shofteld exportera 1s now uniformly 10 per cout Jn Hien of lower rates forinorly adopted by the eau firms, aud still adhered to by smaller mautfucturers, which discount ismupported by sales of steel of aauje designation at sume rates, 10, Klee! made from tho best branda of fron cau be nile to fook us cosrae ti the grain tnd In all other re spect almilar and oven Inferior 1a appearanca ta com mon descriptions made from oheap materials, tho dif- ference being only discornivte by the consumer who wvea ft for a partienlar purpore, 11, ‘Tho diversion of the steel trade from sow York to Boston grows ont of (ho fuct that Ib Jt diporgiblo for merchants, manufacturers, ar apprateerd to recon eile tho varlous qtiailtien, deeignations, ant values of steel, and that the appralters at Hostun necent tho Ine Vole pricex ant dlxcounts, whilo the app-ratsers at New York quettion thelr accurioy, 12, All these dientticn ariio meyitably from. the to thine owing to thy pecullar nature of the steel trado. aa ahwve wet fort, und the wiler hopolewsness of adapting tho multiform qualiticu of cast stecl ta the present faritr, RECOMMENDATIONS, Tho ateel question lew heen examined mony dimes {ho mnogt thoraugh end inspurtial manner, utd tho elualons arrived at Mave invurlul rinited ta the enmo remit, vizw that thoro dane iarked plea for a manttfactiiro wileh te over varytug, avbitrurth called vast stecl, east steol warranted, Dest cast atecl, and extra cast steel, oto., and which conprisey ondlesa minor deaiguations, I’haye puluted out that tho mannfacftrer namics lls stool and prices tt av lis pleases, tlint the purchauer fs obliged fololy to triiat to Theconeolence of tho poller, that the manufacturer cimuot valito eithor hts own or bi 'a ntcel by aie pearanea ulone, and that the euatomer, helptean a ho miay be in buylug steal, ie far tesa at tlio merey of the maker than the cuatuma ollicials, to whout tho consld= eration of future troneactions doca not apply. Whilo Mora {a every motivo for trontit the purchneot heral- |, Jy in tho hogies that ho will appear again with further Dushnvan there i» thd revetaoe in dealing, With the w= gwalver, aud tho latter ax well oa the former ure inea~ pablo of valting deftnitoly ottiorwlea than hy welght, ‘Tho diMertttier cautitiue ta recur will avery Mito tuallon in tho market price of crude materials or Ine hor, and I ean sco no hope of ameliorating tho post. {fon untora somo epoody change of tho tari? laws as regards importations of best cart steel bo affected, Tho question naturally atisos, What should be the na- ture of tho chnngo donired 7 As to this, if ad yaloremn duties aro to bo continued, would respectfully recommend the adoption of the rulo that all stecl ehould not merely bo labeled, but stamped fiot with ie maker's tinns, and partietdarly tho designation aud purports for whieh ft fe mauurace tuted, for inalenee? "Dost ‘vast stool for tool)” peat cast ateo! for dies: “Lost etecl far axes ;" ‘Lyout cast atal for Ales 3" ete,, eto,, oto, It wil bo seen from tho accompaning samptes that Gorman utecl, as well ax other descriptions of cheap steal, very clorely resomblo best cast ateo!, anid that the bigh-prlcd qualities of bust curt steel very closely reromblo stool at 10s, 203, and even 30a lower in price, ‘Thero fa nothing whatoyer to prevent aleol of highor valuis front being tuvoleed ann obienp article, andl there can be no doubt that with auch facilittes for falna des~ iguation advantage fs taken thoreof and unsuspected by tho cuatoma ofloiala, whose attention is necessarily pecupfed in nscertalning tho markot value of tho des femnation invoiced, they belng tuterly unable to discern from tho articlo itself tho vane of tho materials from whieh it as mada, ‘Tho greatest danger to tho rove. nue, therefore, ovideutly Hos in tho matter of designa~ tion, aud not in tho qnestion of value, aco. jug’ that for 4 conelderable porlod the de+ soriptions in dispute if correaily — dealg- nateil hnyo paid tho higher rato of duty, T forward herowith & copy of (he draft of 4 bill rola- {iyo to diutins on tinporia of steal prepared fn 3870 by ‘Mr, George F, Abbot, thon United ftstes Consul at Sheilald pou suggdatlons by Ar, Deuzon and others. Tt 1a tho ouly practicablo olauaiicution of steol, newum- ing that thero should hu yarying dutios, Aw I boliove tis document has nover been snbmitten, t respectfully juvite tho altoustion of the Dopartmeut thereto, There is tnt ono loop-holp for fraui, nnd ‘that fs. tho fnvofcing of best cast alco! ae German wtecl, tho dntica upon which would have to ho {deutical ; av oven apocillo dutles would ha of noavell, if, While remedying Undorvalualiont, thera romaineil a possibility of falzo description. Who dn- tes upon eat steal eiauld bo regardtern of quality price, and the minny wrbitrary designations myented y tho tiade, CONCLUSION, Thave examined tho caro earofully ond {mpartially in all Ha dotalls, with the ndyantage of unmanel facili ties, andl it fa my belief that speoliie dutler offor tno only eolutign tu the question, sid that for tho effeotive application of any syatem of dnties thera must be tcl Chaesiileation as will enable any oficial to nenign at ight nny given specimen of mice to a definite clase, without rejatd to invoice designations or even to marks upon tho ateol itectf, ‘Tho system of levying nd valorom autles mpon_ cast stoo}, while fraught with great danger sud aunoyanco tate honest importer, gives overy facility for du~ fsauding te Governmicnt to unsdrupilous traders, who haya moro facility for deception in thts than f, any other claex of dutiable gouds, Gu tho contrary, syocito rates would protont the honest Importor, do away with ai} tho napocted fraud and trickery, promote the iuterests of the revenue, and facititata the colloct{on of the dutica, ‘The United States nppears to bo the only principal country where nd valorem rates upon steel nro applied. T find pon inquiry that fn tho custonia department of Moco countries whero duties ary assessed according to valtio, thnt tho fuvoio prices nre taken upon m moro deelarutlon, as the only alternative, and tho only ine ication of auok yalue, ‘Tho principal cauntrics of Europo adopt specitia ratoa with readily dlstingulsh- able clasnideations, ng tt hae heen fount by repented experienco that ad valorem nipralgenients and de nominations aceording to quallty ara altogether tn- mumieleut, and Ineapablo of practical working, feeb hia dias THE NAVAL ACADEMY, NEW REGULATIONS, Wasnrnaton, Dec. .t—Tho Secretary of the Navy hay mado the following changos in tho regulations of tho Nayal Academy: Tho sunual examination of all cadets will. commenco on tho 16th of June inatead of tha 20th of May. Tho effect of this is to give the classes more tima to gat through the courso, Tho Aaadomy yoar wil, bogin on tho 20th of September, instead of tho Ist of October. The effect of this 15 to slorton tha practice course, which fs considered unnecessarily long, and tq givo ad- ditional timo to study at the Acadomy, The cx- aminations of candidates of udmisaion ay eadot~ midshipmen will taka placo on tho 21st of Juno, instead of between tho bth end 15th of Juno, and 13th of September, instead of between the 20th aud 80th of September. Tho examiuation of candidates for admizeion as cadet engineers wil take placo on tho bth of Seprambor, inntead of botwoen the 15th and 17th of September, ac formerly, Theso changes, rendered neevsaary by tho change in the commoncement of tho aca- demic year, will fneilitate the examination for admission, as thera are ample faciliticn for con- dueling it in a day or two, instead of extending it over a week or ten days. pases SLY NOTES AND NEWS, GEN, SPINNER AND 118 3.65 nord THEORY, Sheclat Dieputch to The Chicago Lribune, Wasuinotoy, D. O., Deo. 4,—It was stated in these dispntches somstimoago that Gen, Spin- oer hed beon induced, by **snbsequent consid- erations,” to.omit from his report the argument. ho hind propared in favor of the convertible 8.03 bond, ‘Iho fact ix, however, thnt Seorctary Bristow did it against tho will of Gev. Spinner. ‘Lhe latter gontloman is indignant at this treat~ mont, and bag, 1t is anid, proprred his report a second time, with tho intorohangeable-bond theory in full dotail, which ho proposes to hand to tha President in porson, accompanied with o pemmoagtranos against the action of tho Sec- rotary, THE CURRENCY MUDDLE, Bomo of tho prominont intlationists aro much disestiatied at the probable recommendations of the Prosidont with regard to the repent of the Legal-Tender act, ‘They state that sucha recom- mendation will precipitate an issuc on the country which will bo disastrous, aud should bo avoided. Those who favor specio resumption, however, insist that tho country has alrondy mot this crisis, and that tho repeal of tho Legal- ‘Touder act would result in uo fusther or mate- rial disturbance of values. VICE-PRESIDENT WILSON arrived hero to-night, and will preside at tho opening of tho Senate next Monday. Ho is Jookiny exccedingly well, and aunounces thst ho ig in much better lealth then ho has onjoyed for years. SPEAREN DLAINE arrived to-night. Tho proposition for a caucus, which was suggested by him, docs not meet with gonoral approval. GEN, NUTLER left to-night for Now York, and it Is oxpected ho will immedintoly take a prominont part as coun- sol in the Moulton-Beachor case, : :. Astuuon. ‘Thero is on unverified rumor to-night that in caso Justite Swayne retires from the Supremo Conrt of tho United Statos, Secrotary Dristow is likely to bo nominated to succeod him. ‘ MAND ON THE LETTER-CARRIERS, Ufo the Aesaciated Preis.) Wasursatos, D. O., Doc, 4.—Tho Postmastor- Genoral has issuod an order forbidding lattar- carriors issuing Now Year's addresses caleulated to indice the publioto mako them gifte, ‘THE PRESIDENT’S SIEYSAQL, Tho Prosid ent to-day read his message, though not qnito comploted, to the Cabinet, several mombors of which, while avoldimg s roforonco to its (ponent say it was satisfactory in all its parts, —_— DIVORCE, fhe Massachusetts Statutes on the Subjoct Deciured Unconstitutional Special Dievatch to Tha Chicago Frtwune, Hoxton, Dac, ‘Tho Diyores law passed by tho Inst Loyislatnre of this State has boon de- clared unconstitutional by the Supremo Court. Tho following is tho reseript on a petition for Tonvo to marry again ‘Under the Constltution of Massachusetts tho power togrant divorces is 1 {iutlelal and wot a leglelativa porter. Te wus declared by tho Constitution to Le in tho Governor and Counsell nutil the Leglelatura should by Jaw make other provisions, ‘Tho Logislature amado witeh proviatan by the wtut- uta of 1785, Chinp. Ov, resting “tho power in fifa Court, and’ tt tng vo rematued to the prerent doy, and tho Leglulature, while it may reymiato the grounds und formu of divorcee in futuro casey Lng no power to grant divorces oF nubatoutially fo alter tho nature of divorced already granted by the Gonrt, A divorce silsi under (Ho atatute of 1870, Chay, 404, was in substance wnd effect on divurce from bed and” board, aud did. not” dissolve tho bonds of uniriinony, | ‘tho watute of 1874, Chop, 297, declaring tht such divoreea ukt hherctofore docteed mult, without gurtlior fudielat 10~ goon, hearmyt oF deere, be deemed und taken and dave tho ‘forco and offect Of absolute divorces fram the vonds of matrimony, exceeds the wuthorlty cauterrut upon tho Loutislature by the Coustitation, aud dy with. out logal eftect, It follows tint the polluones, not having been divoreed from tho Louty of matrimony, cannot Laye leave to merry again, CUT THEIR PIPES, Prrtanvza, Pa,, Doc. 4.—A largo force of mon, wodar (he immediate auporviston of Kupt,Cretgh- ton, of tho Ponnsytvanty Railroad, appoared at Power's tun this morning, and cnt tho pipo of tho Columbia Couduit Company, whoro it way laid undor tho track of tho Wost Ponnsylyanin Rail- roud, thus putting a stop to presont oporations on the part of tho pipo, THE COUNCIL, Expiring Breath of That In- teresting Body. Ti Kicks tho Buckot Amid Throcs of Agony. Death-Pangs and a Horse-Railroad Ordinance Curiously ‘Mingled. The Wabash.Avenue Sohemo Goes Over to the Next Council. Passago of the Order Providing for Engine-House Watch- men, ‘The Common Counail drow its oxpirlng broath in au adjourned mooting last night, Leld, as was protonded, forthe purposo of clearing up un- finished buninesa, but tn ronlity, as it appeared, In order to rush through the Wabash Avonno Nailroad ordinauco go mystorionsly presonted about twowoeks ago, and hurried along with eo upanimity which forcibly recalla tho corrupt regime of McCauley's ninotoon,” hero waa an unusually full sttendanco of Aldor- men, ond the lobby was mainly mado up of partios interoxtod in tho Wabneh Avonuo Railrond ordinanco, for and against. For gomo reason beat known to himeolf, Prea- idont Dixon forebore to onforcs tho rule prohib- iting lobbyista from occupying seats inside tho rafling, though it has not boon customary for tho Chairman to order tho lobby cleared untoss upon tho demand of somo Alderman. No such do- mand was made, aud 60 tho rule was not cn- forced. WIISTLES AND DRIDGES, Tho Committes on Harbor sud Bridges ro- ported, recommonding tho paseage of an ordi- nance offered by Ald, Spalding, prohibiting tho blowing of whistles upon steam vessels whilo paesing through bridges. Engrossment waa | waived, and the ordinance was pasacd. Ald, Hildreth, of the same Committeo, re- ported recommending tho‘ passage of an ordl- nanco amending the present bridge ordinance, .| so that tho bridges must bo kopt closed from 6:30 to 8 a. m., from 12m, to 2 p. m., aud from 6 toB8 p.m. It was referred to the Committes on Judiciary, CHIMNEY SWEETS. Ald. Cullorton moved to take from the tablean ordinavos relative to chimney swoeping, and providing for tho appointment of nn oficial chimnoy sweop for oach division of the city. Ho enid that Gon. Shaler had beon brought to CObiengo at gleat oxponso to run tha Firo Dopartment. It had boon losrnod that ho could inaugurate his pot improvemonts without subjecting tho city to atill Jurther ox- pense in increasing the Vireo Depariinont. A prolifle soureo of firon oxisted iu foul chimnoyy, and for the batter protaction of tho city tho cr- dinauco should be passed. Ala, Schaffner thonght thnt it was net best to try to rush throngl: en ordinance of this kind at tho last meeting of tho Council. ‘Tho Chair stntod that ho was informed by tho City Clerk that tho odinauca could not be Lnntcd up and pradusod this evening, and so Ald, Cullerton wae forced to relinquich bis in- tentton, JACENSE Fon PancEt-canmtens, Ald, Caturboll pyosented an ordinance repeal- ing the ordiuanco by which the City Corninis- aionaires avo charged a liveuso foo of 812 per vent $id. Cullerton said that tho liconso feo was fixed at $12 at tho request af the Coraminsion- aira Company, who desired to placo the amount 0 high thet’ avery person could not aftard to take aué a license and go into the butiness, Ald. Campbell repliod that tho liconso feo wag pid by the poor mou employed, and they could not aitord to pay $12 9 year. Ald. Nildrotts, who lied orlginally favored tho paskaye of tho ordinunco, enid that, upon inves- tigation, ho had dtecovered that is would com- pel evory dry goods or grocesy morehant who do- livorod parcola to tako out a livonxe for very one of his delivery boys. Such was not tho Borpaas of tho ordinance, and it ought to bo ro- onled. " ‘Tho ordinanen was referred to the Committco on Licensee, ‘THE FULLERTON AVENUF: CONDUIT. Tho roport of the Committco on Judiciary, roecommonding that an opiuion be obtained from tho Corporation Counsel nu to tho legality of the proposed incrense of the contract price of the Fullerton avenuo conduit, was taken up. Tho yveport was concurred ju by-a vote of 18 to 17. WATONMEN FOR ENOINE NOUBES, ‘Lhe Commuttco on Police roported, recom- mending the employmont of watchmen in Siro- ongine houses at the rate of €60 por month for four nionths, tho Comptrollor being authorized to make o temporary loan of $9,000 to pay tho watchmen, Ald, Hildreth moved to waiyo engrossment avid pass the order, Ald. Schaffuor spoke of tho “ baby action ” of tho National Board of Ineuranco Compa- nics in withdrawing from Chicago ond then coming pack, bub admitted that the em- pioymont of Gen. Shaler resulted in sealoniny contidence. Gon. Shaler was yory much oppose: to the employment of irresponsible, decropit old men as watchnion for the cugine-houses; ho fa- vored tho omploymont of the regular firemen in this capacity; bat until Gon. Shaler had enb- mitted his recommondations in tho matter tho Conneil ebould take no action. It would proba- bly bo thought best to increase the working forco of tho firc-companics. Ifo moved thnt the or~ dinanco bo temporarily lnid upon tho tablo until the recoption of the recommondations of tho Bont of Poltco and Tivo Commissioners on tho aha Ald, Cullorton douounced tho Citizon’s Agso- cintion asa body of cpeotonetonay tax-fightors, who had nover puid a dollar of their taxes until eompollod to do 50 by the Supremo Court. Ald, Campboll—Name somo of them. Ald, Cullerton—I will do it, but not now. When I givo the lint of thoir names it will bo an oflivial Hut, submitted by tho Comptroller. Ho added that tho Citizens’ Asaociation wero n lot of growlers and grumblore who had humbugged the Goasd of Fire Commissioners inta inviting Gon, Shalor to como here by reprenonting that it wonld involyo no expensd to tho city, whereas tho fact was that the oxponses of the Viro-De- partment woro to bo fmmonsely Inorenned. Ald, Campbell called tha gentleman ta order, on the ground that _he was not spoaking to the question, and the Chairman sifstained the point, admonishing Ald, Cullorton to conflue his ro- marks to the subject bofore tho Council, Aid. Culforton Hoouen dropped his abuso of tho Citizens’ Association, and urged the adoption of tho order authorizing the omploy- mont of thirty-eight watehnion, Ald. Hildreth oxpressed surpriso at tho posi- tion taion by Ald, Sehaffor, that tho Board of Polico and Fira Commiesioners and the Com- mon Comnell woro not qualified to make recon- mendations or to take action in rogard to the Vho Department unless Gon, Shalor firat ‘agreed to it, ho fact was that thiaomploymont Gf watelmen had beou favored by tho Board of Firo Commissiouors for yours. {t was not con- tomplatod to fill tho corps of watchmon with orlpples, but it was omincntly propor that men who bind lost thole health in tho sorvico of the Vive Nepartment ehould bo employed in this enpacity, ‘Tho firemon did not asi any increase of the company quotas to work tho enginos ; it was Gon: Shelor and hia satollites who recom- mended this; tho firemen only avked to bo ro- Hoved from wateh-duty after thoy had como in from fightlug fires, cold, Lalt-frozon, and fatigued, Ald, Sidwoll sald that the question was simple —whathor the snlplayinontt of theso watchnion would pay. Mo bolioved it would, in onabling the Niro Department to ascertain fired in their inclipioncg, and thus lowor tho inauranco rates, ‘Tho yolo on tho motion to poatpane wes 6 for and Singainats Ald, Eoath, Moace, Canpboll, Behaftnor, and Lengacher voting in tho affrma- tive, Ald, Wildroth’s motion to waive ongrovsment was carried by a yoto of BL to 5, tho negutive yotes boing thoxo of the Aldermen above men tioned, Tho ordinanco was thon passed by a voto of 82 ta B * ‘TUE WADANIL AVENUL BTREET+NATLWAY, Tho Connell then took up the report of the Commi{tico on Hullronds, recommending | tha Pausage of an ordinance granting to tho Wabash Avenue Kireat-Railway Company permission to Iny down and_oporato a double track on Wabash avontto from Lako stroot to tho southern city limits, tho track to bo Inf botwoon Lake and ‘Twonty-socond xstroots within aight months from tho pasnaga of tho ordinance, and from 'Bonty-docond atrest to tho. city Hmity within twelve: months, barring tho timo talon up by injunction suita; the Company to inapeowa and keop In ropnir tho wtraot 16 foot in width where doublo tracka are usod, and 8 fect in width whore slugto tracks aro used ; tho cara to be operated by horse-power only, and to bo run st conveniont intervals botweon 6 o'clock a, m, and 12 o'olook p. m., and at intervals of not more than one hour from 12 p,m, to On. my that funoral cara aball be supplied, tho charge Por corpro for conyoyanco not to oxccod &2, aud for Hig meron attonding the funoral not moro than 25 cents; the Company to pay into tho Oity Tronsury 2 per cont of its not carmings, CONDUOTON AND DNIVEN, Ald, Stono moyed su amendinent raquiring two-horao cars, with a conductor and a driver, Ald, Cullorton, in order to make this more Linding, moved o substitute, which was really not #0 affective as tho amondmont in tho matter of requiring the conductor aud driver to bo sep- arate porsons. Ald, Campbell moved to Iny tho substitute on tho tablo, Lost. Ald. Cullerton then withdrew the anbetitute, whoronpon Ald. Stono’s amoudmont was adopted by a voto of 80 to 0,—Ald. Fitzgerald, Sidwell, Hehoo: Mooro, aad Campbell voting in tho negas vo. i THE LIT OF TRE FRANCHISE, Ald, Btono moved an amoendmont Ihniting tho operntion of tho ordinanco to fifteen years, in- slend of fifty yoara, ns in tho orjginnt ordinanco. Ald, Cutlotton moved to make tho Hmitation tirentyefive years, Ald, Campboil ironically moved to make tho ordivance cover a period of 200 years, Tost. ‘Tho voto on tho motion to make tho franchise twonty-fivo yonra was as follow: ¥eaa—Voloy, Cooy, Pickering, Qullerton, Hildreth, 'Brien, T, ¥, Bulloy, Woonmen, Kehoe, Heath, Quirk, Eckhardt, Ryan, Mab, Stont, L murphy, Lynch, Coreoran—20, Warren, Fitzgerald, Bidwell, Naye—Richardson, Btone, Schinitz, Reidy, AeClory, M, 33, Dailey, Minor, ‘Schatiner, Jouus, Mr, wngacher, Canieron, Moore, Campbell, Cleveland, Precilont—t0, Ald. Richardson moved to watyo the ongross- mont of tho ordinanco, ‘ DISOUBBION IN GENENAL, Ald, Sidwoll epneuad tho motion, though ho admitted that thore wa a gront desiro for 2 horse-railrond on Wabash avenue. tho avenno north of ‘'wonty-second strect was 100 feat wico, but south of thay streot tho avenue was but 66 feet wido, and it was wholly given yor to first- olaas residencos, whoeo owners to a man wera opposed to having o railrond-track south of ‘twanty-second stroct, Ald. Mooro_ naked if tha peoplo north of ‘Twonty-second streat were in favor of granting fn franchise to a company which had no oxintenco in fact, and which was not a chartered corpora- tion, Ald, Sidwell said that nolther tha people nor himself fayored tho granting the franchise to auch a company. AN INDORSEMENT. Tho Clerk read a letter from W. A. Ewing, Charles Vargo, Potter Palmer, Matthow Lailin, B. G, Cautield, and others, guaranteeing that tho rond would bo constructed in good faith if tho franchise wero granted to the Wabash Ay- enue Streat Ratlway Company. ‘Tho Olerk noxt read a numbor of remonetrances agalnat pormitting a track south of ‘Twenty- wovond etreot, Ald. Fitzgerald eaid that tho proposition of Wobesh Avenue Street Ratlway Company had been brought before the Council ina“ promis- cus” manner; nobody could toll how it was in- troduced. Ife was oppozed altogother to any horgo-ratlway on Wabash avenue. Ho beliaved that the City Railway Company was the only ono whiel bada right to lay a track on Wabash ave- myo anyhow; and ko understood the eccrot of tho detormination to give tho fraucliise to the othor company was tho fact that old man Cobb COME DOWN WITH ANY MONEY va It wan asrerted that tho Wabash Avoouo Street Railway Company was going to sell the franchisa to tho City Railway Company fos €100,000, and that #25,000 had been spentin the Councll, Ho Jmew of two men, Messrs, Alexander and Fisk, who stood ready to pivo #50,600 to tho city for tho franchiso, and he thought on (this account that action on tho ordinmsuce ought to ba postponed two se Ald. Cwlerton admitted tho responaibility for tho presentation of the ordinance. It wan given to hin by oo of the atoelholdera to hand tothe South Sido Alderman, but, as tho Intter was not in his gent when tho {imo arrived, ho (Cuilorton) presented it, Ald, Fitzgernld inguired the name of that Aldorman from the Sonth Bide. Ald Cwllerton refused to give the name. Io proceeded to ony that thero Wns a rogulnr organt- zation known as tho Wabash Avenue street Ruway Company, and Potter Palmer, Charles Fargo, and W. A; Ewing were among {he incor- porators. Ho heted this evry of “atenl,” 80 often raised without 2 shadow of cause, Tho fact was that there were on tho floor of the Cannell at this moment rtockholdots in gn opposition com- pany, who wero PERSONALLY LODBYING to scour the frauchise upon paymont of €50,000 into tho City Troasury, ‘This ‘amount would bo waa found to bo of no great consequence when it remombered that the ordinances under considern- tion requirod tho paymont of 1 per cont of tho earnings into the City Treasury. Ald, Stone opposed tha ordinance on the ground that the peoplo sonth of ‘Twonty-second atreat ware bitterly oppored to it. ‘Choy didn't need it, nnd it wonld be a grozs outrage to pasa the ordinance to-night, ‘Ald. Cooy also spol in opposition to the ordi- nanco, belloving that the railroad waa not nood- odon Wabush avenue. Ho wished ft understood that ho was notin favor of tho City Railway Company as against any other Company. to would favor tha nccoptance of tho beat proposi- tion, though he wanted to strike out tho clauso for a track south of ‘Twvonty-xocond srrcat, é Ald, Campbell charged that the ordinaues had eon PRESENTED STEALTIILY. no ono know oxuctly bow. “Ho nuserted that tho so-callod Wabush Avenue Btrect Railway Compa- ny had, until within the past two or three days, no incorporation ; and he doubted whothor it had any yot. ‘Tho ordinance had been broughtin at tho eleventh honr, with tho dosign of rushing it through without discussion or examination. He Dbolieved the object was to sell ot tho fanchiso to some othor company, and that the schemowas pushed through the Council for the purposes of gain. Ho hoped the Council would nob lond it- Self to auy utich myeterious echomo. Ald. Cullorton said that it was ovidont that the gist of Ald. Campboll’s apoceh was consideration and teudernces for tho Chicago City Railway Company. Ald. Hildreth said that if thoro was any steal or mystorlous schomo euch mon as Potter Palmer, and W. A. Lwing, and Charles Fargo, wero tho highwaymon who wore trying to rob the people of Chicago. Those wero THE © MYTHICAL MEN" who wero trying to smuggle throngh thia oidinance, tho Lest etrect railway ordinance ever offered or adopted in tho Chicago Common Council. Ald, Woodman, a8 ono of the Committee on Railroads, snid he was freo to say that. the Com- mittee did hurry up the oport and ordinanco, Docauso fio for ono dosired to provo that tho mattor could bo got through tho Council with- ont buying up the membora, To believed that responsiblo and roxpectablo mon stood behind Unis ordinance, and he was prepared to voto for it, bolioving it'to bo the beat ona for the poople. Any mau who eaid that this thivg was a sten), tacitly charged such mon as Pottor Pulmor and Matthew Laflin with being thioves, Such charges wero faleo, and ho know it; 2 sto) shotitd bo put tosuch assertions, Ald. Campbail showed himeelf to be pretty well posted when ho talked about a scheme to soll the franchise for 100,000, Ald, Schaffnor vaid there woro somo men who saw natont in everything, Mo had heard this Sort of tall¢ so Tong that ho vow gave it no con- eldoration. [Ho did not think it right_to act on this ordinuneo ine hasty manner, and he hoped it would not bo done, “Cho Connell onght not to disregard tho wishes of tho poonle Hving south of ‘Mwonty-eocond stroct, In order to stop tho matter for tha present, he wauld mayo that tho Oounciladjoumm, ‘bo motion was lost, by a yoto of 1 for nnd 24 againnt. ‘Ald, Pickoring urged the passage of the ordi- nance, bolleving that a largo majority of tho people ying ob that avonuo wera in favor of It. ‘tho niotlon to waivo ongrosumont wns lost for Inok of the requisite thirty votes required by the chinrter, the vate being as Caliows : Year—Foloy, Warren, Vickering, Roldy, Nerton, M.D, Valley, Widreth, Oren, TP oy, Woortunn, White, Minor, ‘Quirk, Eekhirdt, Mahe, Stout, Lebqucher, Camo, Murphy, ‘oredran, FonaK—21, -—Mebntdion, Cocy, Fitzgeraa, Blawell, Blone, uniitz, Krhoe, Heuth, Moore, Campbell, Cloveland, Sehntucr, Mr, Prevideut—14, ‘Tho yote on the motton to refer the ordinanco to the Clerk for ongrossinont was nu follows: Vear—Voloy, Warren, Pieeeing, Reldy, MeOlory, Gullerton, M,'H, Bailey, Hildveth, O'nifon, 4. i Woodman, White, Miuer, Quirk, Hethardt, Mahe, Btout, Sehaliner, Lengechos, “Canuon, Lytich, Cotcoran, danis—23, A Hichardeon, Cooy, Litzgerald, Sidwell, Btone, Aichmittz, Koltov, Heath, Mcoro, Catnpbell, Cleveland, Mr, Prosidont—12, Bo tho ordinance was referred for ongrosament, and, pondlug further action on the subject, the MecOlory, Ralloy, Ryan Mur} Council sdjouruod, ANOTHER CONTHST. Rensons Why the Hono. 0. Ward Contests Mr, Marrivon’s Election. Cartor Il. Hurrluon, membor of Caugrest oloct from tho Second District, youterday rocolved the following from tho Hon. J, D. Ward, aunouno- ing thnt tho lattor intended contesting his soats ‘Th the Hon, Carter It. Harrison + Notico is horoby yiven you thatI intend to contost your cluction to a nuat in the Morty-fourtl Congress of Yho Unitod Btaton of Ainoriea ag Noprosentutive of tho Accond Congresstounl District of tha Stato of ‘Uiinols, nt an olection helt in wnid district on Nov, 3, A. D, 1874 upon tho groundsand for tho reasons ful- towing, vie. Fire—Thint in tho clecton precineta af gald dis trict, herowith apecifically named, und cack aud all of then}, tho yolea cast at much oloction for wal office of Ropresentative woro finproperly and fncorrectly counted by ‘tho respective fuldgea nnd clerks of olection for anid several pre! that tho several rotiurus thereof were etroneonas anid govoral Judges sutt clerks of clection then and thoro filled atid neglected to count ond make rettint of tho full number of votes cast in sald woveral lection precineta for mo for anti ofiies, nnd. that walt Sudeu and clerks of elcelion respectively made returns of a Jnngo number of voles fn your favor, to-wit, nora {han 100 votes actually cast for you nt ald election at sald aoveral procinets, viz. Prochucts mimmbered ono’ tocight, both inclurive, i tho Eighth Ward, in tho City of Chlengo, County of Cook, aud Stato of Ninals, in sald district} preciuicia numbered ono to ten, vot {nolualve, in tho Nia Ward, in ania City of Chfeagos preatucta numbered ono to four, both Inclusive, in the Tenth Ward, jn nald Clty of Chiengos precincts mum bored ono to four, both inclusivo, in tho Eloyenth ‘Ward, in sald ity’ of Chieagos precincts numbered ono to four, in the Twoifth Wurd of wald_ Clty of Ohi cago, both fuclusive; preclneta numbered ono to four, Voth incluntve, tn tho Thirteenth Ward, tt gatd City of Chiengo; precineta numbered onv to’ four, both ine cluslye, In tho Fourteouth Ward, in pul City of Olit- e3go; precineta unmbered ono'ta sovon, oth tnclu- alvo, a tho Fifteenth Ward of suid City of Chicngo, ‘Sccont—That q largo number of votes, to-wit, nore then 100, WMegally offered aud iMogad)s received for yout, forsntd oilico, at tho sevoral voting plucos for said’ oleetion herojuntler noxt waimed, ail of which voting places nre in wald district, viz, : Precinota num~ herad eno to eight, both inclumyo, in the Eighth Ward of sald City of Guicego; precincts numbered ono ta ton, both inclusive, im tho Niuth Ward In eald City of Chieagat preelneis numbero one to four, both’ tu. clusivo, in tho Hlovonth Ward in said Gity of ‘Ohicago ; precincta numbered ono to four, both inchiuive, in tho Fourteenth Ward in ratd City of Ghleago; precincts numberod ono to coven, boil inclusive, in tho Fife toouth Ward In sald Clty ‘of Chleago, Third—That at tho Seventh Precinct of the Elghth Ward, fu enld City of Chicago, {ho Judge of clection for est precinct ‘did tMegatly open the box in which Votes wera doposited nt auld precluct, at afd election after a Inrgo number of votes liad been doposite tuerein, end dd empty auch votes ont upon tho table ou which eald Lox was ctonding, nnd did thon and there dostroy a largo ntimber of ballots #0 proviously dopoaited tharcin, and did afterward (egally nlfow sold tallct-box to remain open pion wuld table for a long time, both of which above-mentioned «acta woro done and permitted after tho polls nt anid precinot wero openctl, aud borora tho samo wore closod, and Tit sald judges of election for walt’ precinct af enti election otherwise weongfilly tampored with tho Vallots cast thereat, and ofterwarda crroncously aud Mogally counted und mado roturn of the nutnbor of votes cast, whereby {t was tude to appear that sau roselvud a larger numbor of votes at aiid election, in sult preclnet, for eald oflce, thay were actually cant for you thereat, Huucth—That at tho First Precinct of tho Fit teenth Ward in said Olty of Chicago, the jndyes of lection for” end precinct ald not count, the ballots cast ont sult precinct ateatd election, but in violation of thelr duty in that regard, and of ‘tho statute in such cae made wud pro- vided, intrusted the ballots cast at sutd procluct né oaist election to persons without authority to comms puch Dallote; that, ut tho time such balluts wero so intritsted. fo sald unauthorized persons, aud beforo the wald val- Jota had beon actually counted, sald judges sigucd ro~ turns in blank, which returus wore afterwards filted up by such unauthorized persons, and thut the said re tums, so tnlawfully made, donot lu fict contain n tro and correct statement of tllonumber of votes cat at ald election procinet at eald lection for me, for eal uflice, and that by a truo and correct count of’ tho votes cast for me for sald ollie, nt oad election, ut auld procinet, it will appear that I recelved a lurgo number of votos, to-wit, 100 mora than are euown by sald Mogal ro~ turn £1fth—That nt procinets numberod one te seven, bath {nolusive, in uald Fifteenth Ward, in sald City of' Chie cago, and at cach of them, a largo number of votcs cast thereat, then ani {hero for me, for tho eaid ollice,to-wit, more thn 100, wero unlawfully dostroved by the Judges of election for suld prosinete, nfter the samo lind beon legally doposited ; tat tho’ samo wera not counted, and that ny return theraof was made, Sizth—Thnt at tho First Precinct of tho Twelfth Ward, in eaid City of Chleago, in sald dlatrict, tho numer of persons voting at atich oloction at uch ‘pro- eluct for sald office, na appeara by the poll-aok for sald precinct, was four hundred ond forty (140), that by tho return of tho Judges of election for cald pro; inet Stoppenrs that five hundred amd sovanty (70) votes Were cast ut sald precinct for salt oftice, all of whieh votes in execss of four hundred and forty (a aroiliegal, and that tho samo wero counted filegall and by vald {nudges unlawfully returned as ond for you for sald ce. Sorenth—That, at the Third Preeinet of the Four- toonth Ward, in ‘sald Olty of Chicego, in sald district, thy Judges of olection nt suid precinct wrongfully cottified and roturned that precinct but 32 votes at suid yotlng plice, at sald election, for sid olllce, when iu fact I received 341 votes thoreat for aafd ofiica ; and that, aftor such yates wera actually counted, the tally- nueat of said count was altered go ag to make it nppear: that I recotved then aud there, for said oflee, but 023 votes, ‘Highth-That ot tho goveral olection precincts in sa(d district a largo wimber of ballots cast for me, for said oflee, to-wit, moro tha 100, wore illegally ed by the several judges of said eluction preelncts re— spectively, anit were not counted or returned for mo for anfd ofllce, for the reason that aaid allote con. tuined the names of six candidates for the oftico of County Commissioner for unid City of Chicago, wheress but five Commissioners wore to bo elected a such election, Vory respectfully youre, Cnrcado, Dee, 1; 1874, ‘T.D. Wann. MRS. DR PUI RLAPPEARS, ‘rouble With a Pxrty by the Namo of Tohasore The proprietor of the “DePuio Howse,” Emma E, Do Puio, who boforo now bas figured in tho courts, and who, at ono timo, was awurded 1cent’s damages in a celebrated libel case, is again in trouble, The De Puio House is a ploseant ostublishmont of its kind, and bacansa of its contral location and cheap rates is patron- ized quite liberally. Among its Into patrons: wes & 3IR, JONNSON AND WIFE, who, for s0mo regson or anothor, recently con- cluded thoy would chango thelr habitation. It is tho recklees decision of this Jolinson family which bas really brought tho trouble upon Mra, Do Puio, and caused her to visit Judgo Hinsdalo's halle of justice, Whon Mr. Johnson came to the rash conclusion to lenvo tho Do Pulo Houso tho only troubio that ho experienced was that Mra, Do Puio REFUSED TO DELIVER Tt 113 BAGGAGE, sho claiming that ho had fuiled to adjust a little hoard-bill, Mr. Johuson was not doterred from leaving, however, but sinco thon has beon partic- ularly nnxivun about his baggago, which consists of a liberal supply of 00d clotlics, and somo val- unblo jewelry. His first attompt to recover his property was by way of ‘A BEATCU-WANRANT, sworn out by his wifo, Harriot T. Johnson, and placed ‘in tho hands of Constablo Underwood, Ho accompanied tho ollicor of tho law in tho search, and tho first thing bo know ho was accused by Mrs. De l’uio of utcaling acertain amount of monoy, which was claimed to be accroted in ono of tho safes, Ho domand- ed ngenrel of lis porson ut once, and goon satis- fied all beholdera thet tho ehargo was basotcas, He thon continticd his soareh, and found only a cap, a pencil, aud gomo odd ‘stockings that ho identified ax his or his wifo's proporty. Of course the search was unsatisfactory, for tho proporty sought had not beon attained, For awhile Lo quiotly worked upon tho caso, and, after inquiry, detormived that his goods wera concorled ab 205 Michigan nvenuo, in a house oceupicd by Jacob Hotthatsors, ANOTHER SEARCH-WARRANT. yas then obtained, and Mr. Felthangon’s prem- ives. woro subjected to 0 ransacking, A trunk, which Johnion tdontificd as his proporty, was found, whioh, upon being oponed, wus.foiind to contsin about halt of tho migsing goods onumer- ato, Jolson thon mado en echoaulo of tho are uctos found and proceeded to take steps to re- coyar tha lost sonia. Ho bad issued in iis wife's name the following complaint against Mra, Do Pule, dated on the 2d inst ‘The complaint and information of Hurrict R, Tohn= son, of Chicago, in sald county, made before s. C, Hfyadate, duo of the Justices of thé Pence, in and Tor gatd county, on the 2d day of Decenbor, 1874, who, hotng duly ‘sworn, upon his onth says that Emma 2, Do Puie, of Chicuo, in the sid county, on or about tho 10th'duy of November, 1874, did ihlawfully and Sulnutounly'uteal ine, and carry dwvay fron sald com plalunnt £ tund-mirtor, 1 lacé hundkerehtef, 1 net of umothyst Jowelry, 2 pale of gold ear-ringy, 1 aut of Jowolry (bell pendants), 1 yoid chai. aud! fockot, 1 plain gohl locket, ¢ gold’ rings, 1 gold ponell, 1 blacit nilic velvet vost, tho peoperty of tald comploinant in nad county, Jt therefore prays that the eaid Emm, F, Do Punic may be arrested and dealt with according: {0 law, Hanae 1, dauxnox, Whito tho complatut reads in the mesculino, tho vignaturo gives ity fominine chract Not- withstanding this, Mrs. Do Puio was arrested ant brought before dudgo Hinsdalo, and geve bail for hor appaxrauco to auawar tho charge. Fol. dowitne this action My, Johnson, in the nemo uf hia wifo,—who, by {ke wuy, jas lady of ino ap- Pearanco,—cauued AWAIT OF 10: IN to bo issued to rceoyor the arilelos missing, expeclally the jowolry, A trinl of tha four enuees Wad Bxed for Thursday, but, for rome reason, & Lenting was poutponad until Liigay. When tho cnso was called yeutorday morning, a continnanes was again aod and giauted, ‘on recount of tho ubyonce of & matoriul wituens, Tho enso was thon postponed until Saturday noxt. ‘At the fnal hearing 8 great dent of rich inai- Aent is oxpoctad to be developed. both partiag to the caus vary aa Petes his, and each oxpeats to prove tho othor guilty of all maunor of fraud, dobauchory, and poners meannexs, "The former hiseary of Ave, DoPuie is hor connection with tho eourts attnehes addl+ tional importance to tho aso, and nothing is lost from tho fact that the sults aro all in tho namt of Mra. rathor thou Nr, Johnson, ‘Tho dovelop. monte will aliko astonish tho pute and nit ae tes concernad, and oxpeainlly Judzo Hinsdalo, who already feola o Ilttto anxious, Wakes: shout somo un RAILROAD NEWS, TNE LOCOMOTIVE ZNaINEERs, Laat wintor,shortly after the striko of the loco motive onginaors, Mr. Charles Wilson, the Chiot. Englncor of tho Brothorhood, was asked by nenrly a unanimoun regolntion to resign, It was tho dictinet understanding ot tho time that Mr, Wilson was doposed for his consorvatiom in the mattor of strikes, as ib wea clalmod he had nol talon a nuficiontly detorminod attitude in bohal of tho strikers, His atccosuor, Mr. P. M. Arthur, wes elected mainly upon tho ground that ho was moro radical and aggressive, as it was under. stood that ho would favor a strike at any time, Although the railronda have nol been tronbled by ‘thom since Mr. Arthur's olection, still it was claimod that thoy wore only awaiting tho proper tima to bogin'a now atrike, Whon, at o late meoting of onginoors held in thie ails, fhe rosolution was passod to reslats furthor reduotion of pay, an thoy wore porfectly justt« fied in dotng, & ory was raisod by tho railway men and by n cortain songational papor, that Chis waw tho Sirst stop toward tho imponding hos tilitios. Nover was there anything .more wrong than these spooulntions, Mr, Artuur, in his an- nital address. to the Into Convontion of tha Brothorhood, mado tha following sonsiblo, ju- diclous, and concllistory romarke in Toyard ta strikes, which stamp him nt onco ag a min oml- nently it for tho responsible position ho holds, and far suporlor to Mkt, Wiluan, who was afraid to upoak on this topic, for fear of hurting the feolings of some ono: Wo dopreeato strikes ; they aro the } te gomteation that engages ia taein, "Puoy eogentee ie foellogs, creato distrust and cuayletan, and gutatl mise ery und enfforlng npou inaocene womba and chifldren, ‘Choro ts nuthing thut fa #0 domaratizing to uny aeo- ciation ns ntrikes ; they showkl be avolded na much 3 pousiblo + they never should bo rozoztod ta unlesa Luo cana of dlro nocossity, nud then only after every other means have been exhausted, Wo lavo thun fay, as an organization, obtaiued all wo desttad withont revorting, toextromo meartires, and I have faith to believe we always shall bo able ¢o obtain all tuat ta Just und reabe onablo, if wouro fa A In his nddress_ ho aloo ruado a strong plea fo: tho rotontion of the prevout wagox pied to ene fincers, Four dollars per day, ho saya, is tho ameaximum rete now paid, and a day's work to an engineer ofton means from fifteen to olghteen. hours’ work, irregular meals and sloop, and great vosponsibility whon ou duty, In this plea Mr. Arthur ig ontiroly justified. ‘Tho pay of moat of tho ougineers was reduced shortly aftor tho panic on tho plen of rotronchmont, nud there is no ren~ son why thoir pay should ‘bs otill further ro- duced, “Aso class, thoy ara intelligent, well-dis- posed mow, Their autios aro of a naturo that intimately concorns tho ontiro public, And, if they ask nothing furthor than to recalvo fair and honest wages for their servicon, they will have hoe full measure of popular sympathy and eup- port. MULWAUKEE NARNOW-GAUGE ROAD, Tho people of Milwraukeo aro just now dice cussing tho foasibility of building a narrow- gaugo rond from Milwaukoo to the Miasiesippi,to divert somo of tho Westorn trade from this city. ‘Tho Janosvillo (Wis.) Gazelle, in spoaking of this project, says: ‘Cho succees of tho nazrow-gaugo rail anil in the Territories weat OF tie: allarowad Rigen: Weg atimulated other scotions to initiate efforts for tho building of rosds of this character to competo with our marn lines aud to mect the wants of soctions of tho country not yet suppiicd with railroad facilities, Thora is o lurgo ‘section of country, rich in tho agri~ cultural resoutces ond abounding in mineral woulth, in tho southwestern portion of this which would prefer to carry ita trado to Milwaukeo if raflrosd connections woro furninbod that would enable itscftizens to do so, whivh of necessity has boon driven to Ohicago, ‘Thera 43a action of country from Alilwaukeo on tho east to Monroo in Green County on tho west, lying betreen tho Milwankeo & st. Paul _and Western Union Roada, which would bo greatly benefited by having a com- poting Ine coustructed within tholr reach, ‘Through this ecction of tho State, and reaching out westward to conuect with the system of narrow-gauge roads {n Towa, it fa proposed to build a rond of this class, ‘The routs, ag far eastward os Elkhorn, in designed to bo upon the lino of # rond that war chartered moro than twenty years ngo, and on which the grading was noar= ly completed from Milwaukeo to Elitliorn, distance of 40 miles ; but which was abandoned after the pante of 1837 had'put au end for a perlod to rallrozd building, ‘Thonco westward to Sugar Oreck and Richmond, fol lowing the Mno botwoen Johnstown, Bradford, La Prairie, aud Harmony, to Janceville, ond from thera fhirougho tier of towns in Rock, Greon, and Lafayetta Counties to Plattoville, in Grant County, ANOTHER INJUNCTION AGAINST THE ENIE OAD. New Your, Doo. 4.—Somo tima ago, a tonipo~ rary injection was granted against’ tho Eria Railroad Company on a suit of James O. Angell, a stookbolder of the Company, and to-day a now injunction was granted by Judgo Donohuo in o sult of Stophen ‘1, Arnott and others against the Bultalo, New York & Erie Railroad Company. ‘Tho plaintiff in this case is a stockholder of tha Buffalo & Erio Company. Arnott asked for an injunction to restrain the Company from issuing or negotiating the bonda or stock referrod to in tho suit of Angoll. ‘his afternoon Judgo Dono~ no granted an order to show cause why a Ito ecivor should not bo appointed. THE SUIT AGAINST THE WEST WISCONSIN COMPANY, Special Iuspateh to The Chicago Trioune. Manson, Wis., Dee. 4.—Tho cago brought by tho Stato to compo) tho West Wisconsin Railrond to relny ite track from Tomah to Warren's Mills, taken up for tho purpose of straightoning its Mino and making connection with the Chicago & Northwostern Rond at Elroy, was partially do« cided by the Supremo Court this morning. Tho domurror to tho snawor. was sustained; with leave to anawor over again on the firat day of tho January term. Bhould the Comt realirm its Gtolelon) tho caso will bo taken to tho Suprome jourt. PASSES TO LIVE-DTOOK BHITPEDS. Soveciat Dispatch to Phe Chicago 'ribune, Kansas City, Mo., Deo, 4.—A meeting of the following genetal oflicors was held hers to-day, to consider tho question of stock paesos to shippers, and other matters relating to livo-utocl traysportation for tho coming year; ‘ho Kantay Paciilo was repro sonted by President R. E. Carr and Supt. Lyford, who .has ontored upon the du- tics of iis now position; Willis I. Downs, Suporintondont of the Contral Branch of the Union Pacitic Railrond ; N.S, Stovens, Gonoral Mausgor Missouri, Kansas & Toxas; Notticton, Manager of the Joy Roads; Honing, Suporin- tendent of tho Missouri River, Bt. Scott & Gult; Barnard, Superintendent of tho Kansag if Bt. Josoph and Chicago & Burlington ; (oreo, Suporiatoadony of the Atchison, Topeka & Sauta Io; Tuthill, Suporiutondont of tho St. Joseph & Dubuquo; J. P. Ushor, Prosident of tho Lawronco & Southwontorn. Tb is roported to-night that the same rulon will ba continued ng fins goverued tha issue of paases during the Inst year, Tho Kansas Pacitle hag beon invited to join tho Saratoga combination, ‘but it ia unwilling to do so, preferring to con- duct its own affairs, This watter formed no part of Lo-day's meating. ——_____—_. THE MANITOSAN GOVERNMENT, Sr. Pavz, Minn, Dec, 4.—Tho Ministorial ori- gis hag been eafoly passed at Winnipeg, and all isnowserono, A special dispatch says tho loont xoverament heving resigned yostorday, R. A. Davis ivas called upon by tho Lioutonant-Gov- ornor to forma new Ministry, Davis isappoluted Premier and Provincial Leeasurer; Josopls Royal, Provincint Soorctary and Minister of Publia Worlw; Colin Inkator, Prosidant of tho Council. No Attornoy-Gonoral is appointed. Tho policy af tho present Governmont is to do nvay With tho ollico of Attoruoy-General and employ tho Crown counsel whon siocessary, ——— REPELLING FIERY DARTS, Pmtapetrnta, Dec. 4.—Tho cougrogation of tho Rov. My. Coopor has published a onrd ox- preesing confidence in hla intogrity, and bis utanding committeo, ncting for and In behalf of tho Freo Congrogational Chick of Frankford, axpvoes nulimited confideuco in his virtno, In~ togrity, Christinn fo, and: charactor, and adda “Ag 8 chuvon wo will coutinno to eustain onr bos loved pastor, aud wo pledzo oursolyes to ald in ropelting the flery darts of Satan be fea cie VESSELS AT PORT DALHOUSIE, Pont Darutovgi, Ont., Dee. 4.—hcre aro now no yersols in the Wolland Canal, tho veyen. pehooners whieh camo down to-day boing tha lust of tho sanvon, having been all tho woott in gotting through on aeeount of tus ico, 'Lhoy are. fltin hia harher aweicine wfaverabla ind to enva for Ogdonsuurg ane Oswego, The frat lord of whuat tu bulk trom noross tho Jako this :aenany ariived at Grand Haven on Wednesday, on tho stoamor ilinnvapolis, of thn Englowan Traneportation Compeny, from Mily waukeo, §,000 bushels in bulk,